Our extensive programme makes use of all three of Watershed’s cinemas as well as the Bristol Energy Hub.
Sessions from Cinemas 1+3 will also be streamed to the Smart City Marketplace and central networking area.
Please note that there will be no printed programme on the day.
We urge you to download the Venturefest app and join in the conversation.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Arrivals, registration, refreshments and networking, Smart City Marketplace |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Introduction and scene setting Sandra Baer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIVIQ Smartscapes |
| 09:40 – 09:45 | Welcome to Venturefest Bristol and Bath 2017 Will Robertson, Partner, Osborne Clarke |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Challenges, collaborations & cities Kevin Baughan, Deputy CEO, Innovate UK |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | The region’s role in Smart Cities Tim Bowles, West of England Mayor, West of England Combined Authority |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Panel discussion and Q+A |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Transition |
| 10:40 – 11:30 | Cybersecurity in an IoT age Lisa Forte, Cyber Protection Officer, South West Regional Cyber Crime Unit Charlie Wedin, Partner, Osborne Clarke Tim Moran, Founder and CEO, LuJam Security Simon Minton, Tech & Cyber security entrepreneur (Moderator) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Refreshments, Smart City Marketplace |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Delivering an intelligent infrastructure system in the South West Lila Tachtsi, Director of Transport and Asset Management, Atkins Phil Bates, Architect, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Corporation Dejan Bojic, Director, Smart Cities, NEC Europe Simon Minton, Tech & Cyber security entrepreneur (Moderator) |
| 12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch, Smart City Marketplace |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | The role of data in shaping mobility solutions Melinda Matyas, MaasLab modeller, MaasLab, UCL Irene McAleese, Co-Founder, See.Sense Harvey Beilinsohn, Head of Smart Cities, Red Ninja John McNicol, Venturer & Flourish, CEO Nova Modus (Moderator) |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Refreshments, Smart City Marketplace |
| 15:10 – 16:00 | Delivering Mobility as a Service for Bristol and the South West Giles Bailey, CEO and Director of International Affairs, TravelSpirit Foundation David Stewart, CEO, Esoterix Stephan Anescot, UK Expansion Lead, MaaS Global John McNicol, Venturer & Flourish, CEO Nova Modus (Moderator) |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Transition |
| 16:15 | What’s next for the South West Smart City Community? Matthew Cross, Head of Inward Investment, Invest Bristol and Bath Simon Minton, Tech & Cyber security entrepreneur Natasha McKenzie, Founder and Director, Estrella Green John McNicol, Venturer & Flourish, CEO Nova Modus Rachel Coldicutt, CEO, Doteveryone Sandra Baer, Chief Marketing Officer, CIVIQ Smartscapes (Moderator) |
| 17:00 | Event close |
| 17:15 | Networking drinks at Bordeaux Quay. Kindly supported by KPMG. |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:40 – 11:30 | What are investors looking for? (See Workshops for full details) |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Silicon Gorge (Session 1) Invitation only |
| 12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch, Smart City Marketplace |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | Silicon Gorge (Session 2) Invitation only |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Refreshments, Smart City Marketplace |
| 15:10 – 16:00 | Innovate2Succeed (See Workshops for full details) |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Arrivals, registration, refreshments, networking, Smart City Marketplace |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | (Streamed presentations from Cinema 1) |
| 10:30 – 10:40 | Transition |
| 10:40 – 11:30 | New forms of work and entrepreneurship Kate Glazebrook, CEO & Co-Founder, Applied Chris Sanderson, Co-Founder, Limber Dr Zara Nanu, CEO, Gapsquare Natasha McKenzie, Founder & Director, Estrella Green (Moderator) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Refreshments, Smart City Marketplace |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Creating a smart South West region Richard Marsh, Programme Director – Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, Bristol City Council Barney Smith, CEO, Bristol Is Open Sarah Hollingworth, Architect / Designer, Architecture 00 Natasha McKenzie, Founder & Director, Estrella Green (Moderator) |
| 12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch, Smart City Marketplace |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | CivTech for smart citizens Rebecca Rumbul, Head of Research, MySociety Barbara Mills, Challenge Sponsor Manager, Scottish Government Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Co-Founder and CEO, CitizenLab Nick Davies, Founder, Neighbourly Rachel Coldicutt, CEO, Doteveryone (Moderator) |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Refreshments, Smart City Marketplace |
| 15:10 – 16:00 | GovTech for smart governments Max Chambers, Director of Insight, Public Dominic Campbell, Director, FutureGov Priya Prakash, Designer-Founder, Design For Social Change (D4SC) Rachel Coldicutt, CEO, Doteveryone (Moderator) |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Transition |
| 16:15 | (Streamed presentations from Cinema 1) |
| 17:00 | Event close |
| 17:00 | Networking Drinks at Bordeaux Quay. Kindly supported by KPMG. |
| Time | Workshop |
|---|---|
| 10:40 – 11:30 | Data changes everything (See Workshops for full details) |
| 12:00 – 12:50 | Startup growth and the power of the cloud (See Workshops for full details) |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | Communities, Networks and Platforms – The OuiShare Experience (See Workshops for full details) |
| 15:10 – 16:00 | Using civic crowdfunding to shape your city (See Workshops for full details) |
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